mr. maloney and mr. shuster.opefully we can put america's infrastructure investments back on the right track. we need bipartisanship, which will involve earmarks and making transportation bills like they used to be with mr. shuster's father was there and like mr. shuster would like to make them. if we can take mr. shuster and clone him, we could work together and have a greater america and more jobs and greater country. thank you very much. yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york continues -- reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. shuster: i continue to reserve -- first i inquire do you have other speakers? mr. maloney: i'm prepared to close. mr. shuster: i'll finish mine. again, we expect to continue to work with the 123459 on this language -- senate on this language, it saves lives, protects communities. we accept the motion to instruct. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania yi

mrs. maloney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized for three minutes. mrs. maloney: i thank the gentleman in his leadership in providing health care for over 40 million americans that did not have it. mr. speaker, this is the 46th time that our republican colleagues have tried to repeal or undermine the affordable care act. i rise in opposition to this closed rule, and i urge a no vote on the upton bill. we are here today supposedly to help those people who unexpectedly had their insurance policies canceled. this is a real issue. as the president himself clearly acknowledged last night. and that is why he's taking steps to help these people in the private health care market keep their plans. however, the bill before us now not only fails to solve the problem, it makes things worse by fundamentally undermining the affordable care act in a way that is calculated to doom it to eventual failure. you would be changing the rules in the middle of the game and virtually guaranteeing that premiums would eventually skyrocket for people who did the right thing, we

mrs. maloney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized for three minutes. mrs. maloney: i thank the gentleman in his leadership in providing health care for over 40 million americans that did not have it. mr. speaker, this is the 46th time that our republican colleagues have tried to repeal or undermine the affordable care act. i rise in opposition to this closed rule, and i urge a no vote on the upton bill. we are here today supposedly to help those people who unexpectedly had their insurance policies canceled. this is a real issue. as the president himself clearly acknowledged last night. and that is why he's taking steps to help these people in the private health care market keep their plans. however, the bill before us now not only fails to solve the problem, it makes things worse by fundamentally undermining the affordable care act in a way that is calculated to doom it to eventual failure. you would be changing the rules in the middle of the game and virtually guaranteeing that premiums would eventually skyrocket for people who did the right thing, we

mrs. maloney: mr. speaker, we all know about black friday and cybermonday, but i am proud to support giving tuesday. a national day dedicated to charitable giving and volunteerism. on december 3, giving tuesday will harness the collective power of charities, families, businesses, and individuals to transform how people think about, talk about, and participate in the giving season. launched by the 92nd street y in new york city in the district that i'm privileged to represent last year, giving tuesday inspires americans to take action to improve their local communities and strengthen our country. thousands of partners in all 50 states are joining in this national movement of individuals and organizations that believe that everyone, whether you are a large donor or individual volunteer, has a role in helping to solve the challenges our communities face every day. americans are the most charitable people in the world, and giving tuesday is a day for us as a nation to celebrate our spirit of generosity. i

mrs. maloney. >> thank you. i'd like to thank all of the panelists for their public service and thank the chairman and the ranking member for this oversight hearing. there is a success story in the state that i'm privileged to represent, new york state. nearly 50,000 new yorkers have enrolled in health insurance plans through the new york state health program. almost 200,000 new yorkers have completed full applications on he new york state. the customer service operators have provided assistance to more than 142,000 new yorkers. and the rates for the plans represent a 53% reduction compared to the previous year's individual rates. and in addition to the cost savings, it's estimated that nearly 3/4 of individual enrollees will qualify for financial assistance. this is according to an official state report from new york. so this is certainly good news, but we do need improvements on the federal user experience. and i'd like to ask mr. park, have improvements been made daily on the website? are you working to make

maloney. >> thank you, mr. chairman and vice chairwoman. it's a particular pleasure for me to welcome chairman furman as he is from the city that i'm privileged to represent. i can say unequivocally new yorkers are very proud of you and the role you've played not only in this position but in other positions in the administration to assist president obama in the economic recovery, which has led to 44 straight months of private sector job growth, the gdp has grown for ten straight quarters, and housing is rebounding. the economic recovery is showing resilience in strength, even though businesses and individuals have faced unnecessary uncertainty and harm because of the government shutdown. that fight that really hurt consumer confidence, reuters is saying it's one of the lowest points it's ever been. i'd like you to comment on this self-inflicted damage. how much do you think it cost our economy, and what other factors could slow and hold back our recovery? but it was interesting in your testimony that you pointed out that even with these man